szolgál

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Hungarian

Etymology

szolga +‎ -l

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: szol‧gál
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Verb

szolgál

  1. (transitive) to serve, be in service (-ban/-ben)
    A fia a hadseregben szolgál.His son serves in the army
  2. (intransitive, polite) to serve, supply or furnish with something, offer something (-val/-vel)
    magyarázattal szolgál valamireto offer an explanation for something
    felvilágosítással szolgál valakinek valamirőlto furnish someone with information on something
    Mivel szolgálhatok?What can I do for you?
  3. (intransitive, with -ul/-ül) to serve as something
    Mentségemül szolgáljon, hogy én erről a tervről nem tudtam.In my defense, I had no knowledge about this plan. (literally, “It should serve as my defense/excuse...”)

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Further reading

  • szolgál in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN